From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Phyllis Coates (born Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell; January 15, 1927) was an American actress best known for her portrayal of reporter Lois Lane in the 1951 film Superman and the Mole-Men and in the first season of the television series Adventures of Superman. Coates signed a movie contract with Warner Bros. extending from 1948 to 1956. She co-starred with George O'Hanlon as the title character's wife in the studio's Joe McDoakes short-subject comedies. She acted in film serials including Jungle Drums of Africa (1953), Gunfighters of the Northwest (1953), and Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955). Her film career also included roles in Girls in Prison (1956), I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957), Blood Arrow (1958), Cattle Empire (1958), The Incredible Petrified World (1959), The Baby Maker (1970) and Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn (1989). Coates was one of Hollywood's most consistently employed actresses of the 1950s and '60s. She freelanced steadily, appearing in numerous low-budget features, many of them Westerns, as well as serials and a steady stream of TV appearances, both as a regular in several series and as a guest cast member in others. All this was in addition to the "McDoakes" shorts, in which she continued to appear until Warner Bros. discontinued the series in 1956.
72 movies · 43 shows
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021·4.7
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002·8.0
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002·7.0
Hollywood: The Movie
1996·4.6
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
1991·5.1
Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn
1989·3.0
The Story of Superman
1989·10.0
Kiss Shot
1989·5.8
Whisper Kill
1988·7.2
The Baby Maker
1970·6.2
The Claw Monsters
1966·7.0
U-238 and the Witch Doctor
1966·6.0
The Incredible Petrified World
1959·3.6
Cattle Empire
1958·6.2
Blood Arrow
1958·8.0
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
1957·5.7
Chicago Confidential
1957·5.0
So Your Wife Wants to Work
1956·7.3
Girls in Prison
1956·4.5
So You Want to Play the Piano
1956·6.3
So You Want to Be Pretty
1956·4.0
Once to Every Woman
1956·0.0
Panther Girl of the Kongo
1955·6.4
Gunfighters of the Northwest
1954·7.0
So You Want to Be an Heir
1953·7.0
So You Think You Can't Sleep
1953·6.5
El Paso Stampede
1953·7.0
Topeka
1953·6.0
So You Want a Television Set
1953·8.0
Perils of the Jungle
1953·4.5
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953·6.3
Jungle Drums of Africa
1953·7.0
The Maverick
1952·9.0
Invasion, U.S.A.
1952·3.4
Wyoming Roundup
1952·6.5
So You Want to Wear the Pants
1952·6.3
Flat Top
1952·4.6
Canyon Ambush
1952·6.5
Fargo
1952·6.6
So You Never Tell a Lie
1952·6.7
So You Want to Go to a Convention
1952·9.0
Scorching Fury
1952·10.0
The Gunman
1952·4.3
Stage to Blue River
1951·9.0
The Longhorn
1951·6.0
Superman and the Mole Men
1951·5.4
So You Want to Be a Plumber
1951·5.7
So You Want to Be a Bachelor
1951·10.0
Oklahoma Justice
1951·9.0
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger
1951·7.0
Nevada Badmen
1951·7.5
So You Want to Be a Cowboy
1951·9.0
Canyon Raiders
1951·8.0
The Screen Director
1951·7.0
Man from Sonora
1951·9.0
The Sun Was Setting
1951·5.4
Outlaws of Texas
1950·10.0
Blues Busters
1950·6.7
So You Want a Raise
1950·7.0
My Blue Heaven
1950·7.5
So You Want to Move
1950·8.0
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
1950·9.0
So You Think You're Not Guilty
1950·6.1
So You Want to Throw a Party
1950·7.0
So You Want to Get Rich Quick
1949·8.0
So You're Having In-Law Trouble
1949·10.0
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
1949·8.0
So You Want to Be Popular
1949·8.0
So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter
1949·10.0
So You Want to Be on the Radio
1948·6.3
Smart Girls Don't Talk
1948·5.7
So You Want to Be in Politics
1948·10.0